Shared printer and windows xp service pack 3

[Guest איתן]

Hello,

 

I have a HP Deskject 5550, attached via USB to a windows xp SP2 PC (host),

and shared using a hidden network share (like \\pc\share$).

 

Another PC (guest), using windows XP sp2 used this share for more than a

year now, printing with no issues at all.

 

A few hours ago I have installed SP3 of winodws XP (including reboot) on the

guest PC and now it can't print to the shared printer.

The host PC (still SP2...) is continuing to print fine locally.

 

When opening the printer from the guest PC - it is OK, online and no "access

denied" message.

When printing to it nothing happens. when printing a printer test page I get

the message "test page failed to print" and no document is added to the

printing queue.

 

I tried to remove the printer from the guest PC and also delete the drivers

and then install it again via the network - but all the same.

 

It looks like SP3 messed things up here.

 

Do you have any idea of this and how to solve this?

 

Thanks.

 

Eitan

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Shared printer and windows xp service pack 3

 

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for

Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and

e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

 

• US:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

• CA:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-ca&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

• UK:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-gb&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

• AU:

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• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select

Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

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איתן wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I have a HP Deskject 5550, attached via USB to a windows xp SP2 PC (host),

> and shared using a hidden network share (like \\pc\share$).

>

> Another PC (guest), using windows XP sp2 used this share for more than a

> year now, printing with no issues at all.

>

> A few hours ago I have installed SP3 of winodws XP (including reboot) on

> the

> guest PC and now it can't print to the shared printer.

> The host PC (still SP2...) is continuing to print fine locally.

>

> When opening the printer from the guest PC - it is OK, online and no

> "access

> denied" message.

> When printing to it nothing happens. when printing a printer test page I

> get

> the message "test page failed to print" and no document is added to the

> printing queue.

>

> I tried to remove the printer from the guest PC and also delete the

> drivers

> and then install it again via the network - but all the same.

>

> It looks like SP3 messed things up here.

>

> Do you have any idea of this and how to solve this?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Eitan